Area of research
METAL CATALYZED C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION
Development of novel methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic scaffolds
Green Synthetic Methodology, Synthesis of functionalized Ionic Liquids and their applications in organic synthesis.
Details of educational & research experiences
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc (Chemistry): 1996, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
M.Sc (Chemistry): 1998, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India
Doctoral research experiences
Ph.D: 2003, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
(Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Brindaban C. Ranu; Eamil: ocbcr@iacs.res.in)
Title of the Thesis: ‘Novel Synthetic Approaches to Heterocyclic and Carbocyclic Compounds using Indium Halides and Other Simple Reagents’
Post-doctoral research experiences
Dec 2002-Nov 2004: State University of New York, SUNY at Albany, USA with Prof. Frank M. Huaser (Email: fh473@albany.edu)
Field of research: ‘Total synthesis of FD 594 (polycyclic aromatic compound having anti-cancer activity)’
Nov 2004-May 2006: School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, with Prof. Eiichi Nakamura (Email:nakamura@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp), as JSPS post-doctoral research fellow.
Field of Research: ‘Development of Catalytic Enantioselective C-C Bond Forming reactions‘
August 2011-July 2012: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore with Prof. Naohiko Yoshikai (Email:nyoshikai@ntu.edu.sg) as Research Fellow (Staff).
Field of Research: ‘Development of C-C Bond Forming reactions and synthesis of polyaromatic compounds’.
Professional experiences
June’ 2006- May’ 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.
June’ 2010- Continuing: Assistant Professor (Stage II), Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.
2020-Continuing: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for Lectureship and Fellowship, Govt. of India, 1998.
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) for Fellowship, 1998.
Post-doctoral Fellowship form SUNY at Albany, USA (Dec 2002-Nov 2004).
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post Doctoral Fellowship (Nov 2004-May 2006).
The excellent poster Award of the 11th Tetrahedron Symposium-Frontiers of Organic Chemistry, Beijing China, 22-25 June 2010
Research Fellow at NTU, Singapore (August 2011-July 2012).
Thesis advisor for Eli Lilly and Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Awardee, 2014.
Three years membership award for American Chemical Society (ACS), 2015.
“Professor D.K. Banerjee Memorial Lecture Award” in 2015 from the Dept of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for the notable contributions in Methodologies in Heterocyclic Chemistry.
One of the top 10 Reviewers for Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (OBC) in 2016.
Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal award for the year 2018.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Bridge Fellowship, 2018.
Research Group
Dr. Alakananda Hajra